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Over the past three weeks, there have been a series of high-profile incidents involving the Fairfax County Police Department. I share the concerns that I've heard from many in the community about the nature of these incidents and the frequency at which they occur.
It's important to acknowledge that the use of force by our police department -especially deadly force - with this level of frequency is not normal in our community. However, it's equally as critical that we allow for a full investigation of the facts in each of these cases before determining if the force deployed was justified.
As community members work to process and understand the events of the past weeks, I remain completely committed to providing the transparency required to ensure trust between our community and FCPD. I'm also equally as committed to pursuing the accountability that will be required to maintain that same trust should our investigations determine that the force used in any of these incidents was not justified.
On Thursday, July 21st, at 6 pm, my office will host a virtual Public Safety Town Hall with Fairfax County Chief of Police Kevin Davis. Guests will include Dr. Noah Fritz, the Director of Crime Control Strategies & Data Analytics, as well as officers from the Franconia and Mount Vernon District Stations.
The focus of this town hall will be crime trends, specifically in the Franconia District, including an update on FCPD’s latest crime prevention activities.
Please register for the Zoom Webinar here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q7D_dhVURAecYSuQN5XyVg
For Spanish speakers, we will provide Spanish language interpretation through Zoom. La interpretación en español está disponible en zoom.
The town hall will also be streamed live on my Facebook. Staff will be monitoring the chatbox during the program.
Email questions to: leedist@fairfaxcounty.gov
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